History of Chinese mantic arts
From bones and manuscripts through institutions, print and digital circulation without substituting legend for date.
04Mantic arts education · Yijing education
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Proceed toward independent research and practice.
The institute teaches both Chinese mantic arts and the Yijing. Courses examine texts, calendars, procedures, school differences, case records and interpretive limits; memorized judgments are only a starting point.
INDEXPAGE CONTENT
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This page states levels, common foundations, specialist tracks, completion flow and publication standards, making the relationship among hours, prerequisites, outputs and credentials explicit.
01Learning path
A five-level learning path
Every level states prerequisites. Where classical Chinese, calendar or mathematical tools are needed, the course provides preparation instead of hiding variation behind generic FAQs.
- I12-24 hours
Public introduction
History, Yijing foundations, evidence layers and ethics for the general public.
- II96 hours
Common foundation
Zhouyi, phases, stems-branches, calendars, textual search, classical language and method.
- III180 hours each
Specialization
Independent paths in Six Lines, Bazi, Qimen, Ziwei, Liuren, Plum Blossom, Huangji and more.
- IV240 hours
Comparison and research
Compare two arts or versions and complete an annotated paper with method appendix.
- V9-12 months
Independent project and teaching
Translation, catalog, database, reconstruction, research report or supervised curriculum.
02Common curriculum
Common foundation curriculum
Whatever the specialization, first build portable competence in language, time and evidence.
Reading the Zhou Changes
Separate core text and Wings; learn figures, divination and major interpretive routes.
Yin-yang, phases and correlation
Understand internal structure and the boundary from modern natural science.
Stems, branches, calendars and seasons
Calendar conversion, month commands, seasonal nodes, hours and chart-time problems.
Classical Chinese for mantic texts
Terminology, particles, variant characters, punctuation, editions and commentary.
Rare books and digital resources
Catalogs, editions, facsimiles, databases, citation and authenticity checks.
Research method
Name, establish edition, date, reconstruct, compare and evaluate; formulas become repeatable steps.
Practice ethics
Privacy, consent, non-deterministic expression, conflicts and referral in high-risk matters.
03Specialist tracks
Eight specialist tracks
Every track has five blocks: texts and history, chart structure, school comparison, case replication and ethics. Course notices follow one standard for faculty, dates, hours, fees and policy.
Six-Line Najia
Casting, Eight Palaces, branches, relations, host-response, strength, focal signs, change and timing.
Four Pillars / Bazi
Calendar conversion, ten relations, month, pattern, strength, adjustment, cycles and schools.
Qimen Dunjia
Nine palaces, Wonders and Instruments, gates-stars-spirits, rotations, calendars and decision models.
Great Liuren
Boards, Four Lessons, Three Transmissions, generals, selection rules, patterns and historical cases.
Ziwei Doushu
Twelve palaces, star placement, transformations, periods, Ming evidence and modern schools.
Plum Blossom Numerology
Generating images and numbers, body-function, nuclear-change figures, external signs and attribution.
Huangji Jingshi
Pre-celestial sequences, nested cycles, sound-number relations, original structure and later divine calculations.
Fengshui and selection
Forms, compasses, schools, daybooks, Twelve Officers and environmental-social history.
How a course is completed
- 01
Foundation
Complete edition and terminology units; state calendar, algorithm and scope.
- 02
Seminar
Read source, watch demonstration, reproduce procedure, compare schools and diagnose errors.
- 03
Cases
Anonymize input, steps, judgment time and outcome criteria; prevent retrospective rewriting.
- 04
Assessment
Knowledge test, textual reading, rule manual, replication, paper or oral examination.
- 05
Completion
Students meeting published standards may receive an institute internal credential.
PROGRAM STANDARD
Course publication standard
The curriculum uses common standards for faculty review, course records and enrollment information. Every course notice states dates, faculty biographies, hours, price, refund policy, assessment and credential status; information outside an official course page is not an enrollment commitment.
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